I post a lot of useless stats and the occasional useful one, usually about the Cincinnati Reds.
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Most swings and misses in MLB this season:
Jacob Misiorowski, 240
Cristopher Sánchez, 234
José Soriano, 219
Jacob deGrom, 215
Chase Burns, 215
Matt Wilkes
Per FanGraphs, a "meltdown" is when a reliever's win probability added is -0.06 or worse in a game (i.e., they lowered their team's win probability by 6% or more).
The Reds' bullpen now has 35 meltdowns since May 1, by far the most in baseball. Tigers are the next closest at 27.
Last 10 Reds to win NL Player of the Month:
JJ Bleday, May 2026
Joey Votto, July 2021
Eugenio Suárez, Sept. 2019
Aristides Aquino, Aug. 2019
Scooter Gennett, May 2018
Jay Bruce, May 2011
Adam Dunn, July 2005
Greg Vaughn, Sept. 1999
Barry Larkin, June 1991
Eric Davis, Aug. 1988
Reds relievers collectively have a 14.1% walk rate this season, which would be the second-worst mark by a bullpen in the expansion era (1961-present).
Only the 2000 Pirates were worse (14.4%).
Blake Dunn has two walk-off plate appearances in a span of just 11 days.
The last Reds player with walk-offs so close together was Javier Valentín on July 23 and July 27, 2007.
trying to choose my favorite Dunn in Reds history
Tony Santillan now has a -1.1 fWAR, worst among all relievers in baseball.
Should not be pitching anywhere near the 9th inning, and that's been evident for quite a while.
Keep in mind that multiple relievers can have a "meltdown" in a single game.
That said, a Reds reliever has been charged with a meltdown in 25 of the Reds' 36 games since May 1.
First multi-homer game for Eugenio Suárez in a Reds uniform since September 5, 2020.
First grand slam for Eugenio Suárez in a Reds uniform since May 24, 2018.
16 different Reds relievers have been charged with a "meltdown" since May 1, led by Tony Santillan with 6 (tied for the most in MLB).
